If you have old Christmas lights and you're not sure what to do with them, you can try recycling for a good cause!
Ace Hardware stores participate in the benefit Lights for Life.
Over several years they've donated nearly $50,000 to families and kids with cancer. It's a goal... more »
Maybe you've seen them, a series of bright lights seeming to hover in the night sky then slowly disappear. Turns out those unidentified flying objects have been identified as flares used by soldiers at Fort Carson for training purposes.
To be precise, the lights that were seen by many... more »
Just last month 61 year old milk truck driver Billy Reed rolled his semi on I-25 near the Bijou exit. He later died. While the accident as a whole is still under investigation, there is at least one glaring problem we found on that road... lots of darkness. "All of... more »
City of Colorado Springs furthers their green effort by installing LED street lights across the city.
Three hundred of these lights are already installed in certain major intersections and 130 are yet to be installed in residential areas.
Guess who gets to decide where the residential lights will... more »
Margot Lane's two enormous evergreens, covered in thousands of lights, near I-25 and Uintah St, have ushered in the Christmas season for years for Colorado Springs. They're hard to miss. The beacons can be seen for miles.
Monday is the last night they'll be on this year, and maybe... more »
During the holidays a popular attraction is the Rosemount Museum. The historic landmark on Pueblo's northside is filled with hundreds of lights and decorations. "It's a really fun time of year for us, it's our busiest time, we see a lot of people for the holidays," said Deb Darrow, Director... more »
The Pueblo Parade of Lights adds a new event this year for children and families.
Puebloans can get out of the cold and enjoy an old fashioned party at the old Federal Building (former downtown Post Office) at 5th and Main. The event runs from to 6:30 to 9:30... more »
Pueblo is considering replacing its nearly 10,000 conventional street lights, with bulbs that are more energy efficient. The city has teamed up with Black Hills Energy to study the pros and cons of installing LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights. "We recognized that LED was an emerging technology, that had promised... more »
Decorating is underway at the Pueblo Zoo for the annual holiday light extravaganza - ElectriCritters. Visitors will be surrounded by more than 250,000 twinkling lights and entertained by over 100 lighted critter figures, many of them animated. Two new animated animals have been added this year: a snapping alligator and... more »